“We had just over 700 submissions. Out of the 700, apprx 300 were features and docs. Out of the 350, only 23 features were chosen for the festival, which THE DROID was one of those 23 features chosen to screen at our 2018 festival. All films submitted to JDIFF are vetted through a 3 round process, and the top 5 scored films are sent to a separate jury to pick our top 3 nominees. I’m happy to say that THE DROID was in the top 5, but unfortunately just didn’t make the final 3 nominee cut. You should be proud to have been in the top 5 scored film…”